Diet

Both the 5:2 diet and standard weight management advice were associated with modest weight loss results, but the 5:2 diet received significantly higher ratings among participants, according to findings published in PLoS One.

Weight-loss programs that include very low-energy diets and formula meal replacements are the most effective for weight loss in type 2 diabetes, according to a systematic review published in Diabetologia.

A cyclic, 5-day fasting-mimicking diet appeared safe and showed potential to improve outcomes among patients on anticancer therapy for different tumor types, according to study results published in Cancer Discovery.

Diets with higher inflammatory potential appeared linked to increased risk for incident dementia, according to results of a population-based study published in Neurology.

Compared with women, men are more at risk for developing kidney stones, but recently presented data show this gap may be closing, according to a speaker at ASN Kidney Week.

Nut consumption appeared associated with higher survival rates among long-term breast cancer survivors and should be emphasized as a modifiable lifestyle factor in survivor guidelines, according to a study in International Journal of Cancer.

Contrary to prior models, a plant-based, low-fat diet was associated with less ad libitum energy intake compared with an animal-based, low-carbohydrate diet, for reasons still unclear, a speaker reported.

The FDA has issued voluntary guidelines that are intended to lower excess sodium intake from packaged, processed and prepared foods, the agency said.

A low FODMAP diet improved predominant meal-related postprandial distress syndrome symptoms among patients with functional dyspepsia, according to a presentation at UEG Week Virtual.

Patients with ulcerative colitis following a novel diet achieved higher clinical remission and mucosal healing compared with patients who received a single donor fecal transplantation, with or without diet, according to a study.